Co-organizer of Amherstburg’s Canada Day Run/Walk offers her thanks to the community

I was hesitant, but my husband was confident. He is always full of excitement and passion when it comes to Canada Day in Amherstburg.

Traditionally our Canada Days have been spent running the race, inviting family and friends over for a swim after and then enjoying all the events our amazing town has to offer.

This year Dan had a change of plans and boy it did not disappoint. We are writing this so everyone can understand it was not just “us.”

Our entire community and then some stepped up. We obviously want to say a big thank you to our main sponsor Movati for being more than generous from the beginning. Parrothead

Poppers and Waterfront Ice Cream donated the treats for the kids dash. No Frills and Sobeys donated all the food and water. Seasons Seniorosity donated to the race and also helped stuff the Race Kit Packages.

Hamilton Insurance donated to help cover the costs of insurance for the event. Rosati even donated to keep this tradition going. Amico donated all the barricades and set them up and down.

Flow Café and Bike shop stepped up by supplying the lead biker for the kids dash and 5km.

Amherstburg’s new radio station’s CKBG 107.9 lent their whole crew out.

Sammy Sweets announced for the runners and event, Fred Groves was technical support, while Spencer and Paul even competed in the 5Km run!

Now for the biggest thanks of allour volunteers! We would be nowhere without these wonderful people. May and Jeff from WRACE were so organized that they made Fridays registration and Saturdays run so smooth it seemed everything went off seamlessly. We had more than 40 volunteers step up from our community to man barricades, hand out food, work the registration table, water table, and mark the course.

My sister Megan Simon and photographer Jeremy Barton from MJ Photography took photos of all the runners and had them posted online in record time.

Thanks to the Amherstburg Fire Department and the Canadian Coast Guard for cooling off the runners and auxillary police for helping control traffic.

Also thank you to the residents who stepped up and became part of the fun with sprinklers, decorations, and even just cheering on the runners from your lawn. Lastly thank you to everyone who participated and has been making this a tradition for their families and friends.

We originally thought that this race was 15-years-old, however my husband found an Amherstburg Canada Day Run shirt from 2003.

This tradition has been happening in our town for 20 years! We are exhausted, happy, and proud. Proud of our town for always making the best of our county’s birthday. We will see you next year and just thank you!

—Molly Allaire Co-organizer Amherstburg Canada Day Run/Walk

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